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Old 19-10-2009, 04:54 PM
Bolts_Tweed (Mark)
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Gday Nicholas

Just to muddy the water more I will add my 2c. I use a modded 350D and a ST10 (Thx Alex) and they are both great for different things.

If I am imaging say M104 or Centaurus A and i want high resolution in the dust lanes or other smaller objects like M1 I will use the SBIG on a suitable focal length refractor with filters. BUT if you want a wider field shot with say a focal reducer like the Rosette or the Vela remnant you are going to be there quite a while mosaicing your images to image the whole thing.

My advice would be to match your camera to your scope or your scope to your camera as the case may be (heaps on that in the archives) but try and hang on the DSLR - trust me you will miss it the further you get into the hobby if you let it go now.

Mark
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